Track-laying machine.



Ci W. BURTON.

TRACK LAYING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.8,1915.

Patented Mar. 28, 1916.

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C. W. BURTON.

TRACK LAYING MACHINE.

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TRACK LAYING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 8. 19l5.

1 177,301. Patented Mar. 28, 1916.

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C. W. BURTON.

TRACK LAYING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC-8,1915.

1, 177,301 Patented Mar. 28, 1916.

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steers-terms To all whom it may concern:

.Be it known that 1, CHARLES BURTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Salt Lake City, ;in the county of Salt Lake and State or Utah, have invented a new and useful Improvement in -Track-Laying 'Machines,.of which the following is a specifica tion..

1 This invention relates to an improyement in track laying machines, and the ob e ct 1s 1 to provide" means for conveying the rails and ties from the fiat cars to a point beyond the cars and. depositing the rails and ties in building the road.

The'inventiOn consists of certain novel featuresof construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafterv described and pointed out in the-claims. Y

In the accompanying drawings ::-Fignre 1 is a yiew in side elevation of the invention; Fig. 2 is arean end View; Fig. 3iis a :view in side elevation of the tie carrier and tie truck: Fig. 4 is an end view of the tie carrier; Fig. 5 isa view in side elevation of the rail carrier; Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the rail carrier; Fig. 7 is an end view 5 Fig. 8 is a perspective. view, showing diagrammatically the manner of operating the rail carrier. and rail hoist. Fig. 9 is a detail view in elevation showing the mannerof manipulating the clutches for connecting the winding drums to the driven shaft; Fig. 10 is a detail view in end elevat on of one of the clutches and levers; andZFig. 11 is a detail perspecti e view showing the-forward portions ofthe three I-beams or tracks.

A, represents the track laying frame, mounted on trucks2.

Gonnected to upper part of the frame A, and extending longitudinally thereof, are

.three I-beams or tracks 3, 4 and 5. The

tracks 3 and 5 sup-port the rail carriers B, which are. provided with wheels G'which support the rail carriers. and travel along the tracks. The track 4 supports the tie; carrier C whichis provided with wheels 7 which are mounted on the track 4.

A platform 8 is mounted on the topof the framework A, upon which is an engine or motor 9, and supported upon the frame is a transverse driving shaft 10 which is rotated by the en ineer motor 9 by a belt 11.

Mounted on the shaft 10 are a plurality of winding drums, each carrier being provided with two drums, -.a. drumlfor causing the carrier to be drawn forward and a drum forareturning the-carrier. A drum-is pro z n e leefi e P tei ret et tented Mar. :28, 1916; Application filed. December 8, 1f315. Serial No. 55,748. i i

vided for each rail-carrier for hoisting the. j

rails to the carrier." The rail carrier forward drums 12 have a cable or-ropel7connected thereto which passes around'a pulley 18 on frame A, and thencearound a pulley 19 located near the end of 'the-trackB, and

the end of the cable is connected to the for ward endofthe rail carrier B. Thereturn winding drum 13 of each rail carrier has a rope'or; cable 20 connected thereto, whichi passes around a pulley 18 and then around a pulley 2L on the rear end of the track 3,

and the terminal of the cable is connected to the rear end'of therail carrier 13. The winding drums are all loosely mounted on the driving shaft l0, and each is provided I 5 the purpose of paying out the cable to permit the, rail carrier to travel along the track 3. This same operation "is true of both.

rail carriers and tie carrier. WVhen it is des1red to return the tie or rail carrier to'its original position the forward winding drum' clutch member is disengaged and the return winding drum clutch member, is thrown into engagement with the return winding drum,

so that the cable will be wound on the return winding drum, and the cable paid out from the forward winding drum.

In Figs. 1 and 2, one of the rail carriers 1s omitted so that it may be understood how the tie-carrier C is operated. v Referring to' Fig. 1, the ropeor cable 25 onthe forward winding drum 14 passes around one of the pulleys18, and then around a pulley 26 located at the forward end of the track 4, the terminal of the rope or cable being secured to'the forward end of the tie-carrier C. The

return winding drum 15 has its cable'27 passing around a pulley 18. and then around a pulley 28 located near the rear terminal of the track 4, and the oableis then connected to the rear end .of the tie-carrier C.

By manipulating the levers 24 thetie carrier may be moved forward or-rearward in the I same manner as described in the operation of the rail-carrier.

I Mounted on a shaft 29 journaled in the body of the rail-carrier B is a winding drum 30. Another shaft 31 is journaled on the 'bodyo f thera'il; carrier, and each shaft 29 and 31 is provided with a gear wheel 32 which meshes with an idler gear 33 mounted on the rail carrier B, so that both shafts will Grooved wheels 34 are mounted on the shafts 29and' rotate in the same direction.

31. A-cable 35 is connected to the body of rail carrier about midway of its length, and

the terminals of the cable pass around the grooved wheels 34 and are connected to a rier B, releases theshafts 29and 31 and permits them and the drum 30 .to rotate. The counterweight when released by the operator, tightens the cable 37 causing the shafts 29 and 31, and drum 30 to be heldstationary. V 7

Cables 39 are connected to each of the shafts 29 and 31, and connected to the free ends of the cables 39 are rail grapples 40. Rail hoisting drums 16 mounted on the shaft 10 have cables 41 connected thereto which pass around pulleys 18, then around pulleys 42. connected to the rails 3, and then around winding drum 30 of the rail-carrier. The cable is then passed around a grooved wheel 42 on the frame A, and then to a winding drum 43, which is operated by an attendant onthe flat car (not shown).

The tie-carrier C has its sides hinged as at 44, and the lower ends are provided with openings 45, for the reception of the ends of rollers or bars 46, which are placed in transverse grooves 47 formed in the tie truck D. The sides of the tie carrier are adapted to be swung over the ends of the rollers 46 when the tie carrier is placed in position over the tie truck, and as the tie carrier is drawn forward, the tietruck is caused to travel down the inclined way 48 until it strikes a bumper 49. Then the tie truck travels down the inclined way the load of ties will be supportedentirely by the tiecarrier and the rollers 46 disengagedfrom the tie-truck.

A swinging platform 50 is located along one side of the frame A, for the purpose of receiving the empty tie-trucks D, so that they may be conveyed back to the flat cars to be again loaded with ties, and taken from the path of the oncoming tie-trucks and rails.

The platform isintended to be swung up alongside of the frame A when not in use.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the several drums 12, 13, 14, 15 and .16 may be operated simultaneously or independently, and the same is true of the tie-carrier and rail carriers.

1. Ina track laying machine, the combination with a frame having a plurality of aerial tracks, of a tie carrier and rail carriers mounted to travel on said tracks, a driving shaft having a plurality of wind: ing drums mounted thereon, one drum" for. each carrier for causing the carrier to move in one direction, and a drum for each carrier to cause it to travel in the opposite direc-. tion, means for connect ng the carrlers to the drums, and means for rotating the shaft: 2. In a track layingmaclnne, the comblnaa I tion with a frame having. a pluralityrofi aerialtracks, of. a tie carrier and rail carriers mounted to travelwon said tracks, a drlving shaft having a plurality of loosely mounted;

winding drums thereon, one .drum for each carrier for causing the-carrier to travel in one direction, and adrum for each carrier to cause it to travel in another direction, means,

for connecting the carriers to their respective drums, means for rotating the shaft, and means forlocking the drums to the shafts, one .drum for each carrier being locked to the shaft at a time. r i

3. In a track laying machine, the combination with aframehaving a pluralityfofi aerial tracks, of at1e carrier and ra1l'c ar-= riers mounted to travel on said tracks, means" for causing the carriers to be conveyed 1n:

either direction on said tracks, an inclined way mounted on the frame, a tie truck'adapt-= ed to travel on said-way having rollers-there! on on which the ties are mounted, said tie carrier being provided with hinged sides; said sides being provided with means :for

engaging the rollers, whereby when the car-h rier' is caused to travel along the track, the

tie truck is carried thereby until the tie truck in its descent causes the disengagement ofthe rollers therewith so that the load of ties is supported by the tiecarrier.

4. .In a track laying machine, the combi nation witha frame having an aerial track,

of a rail carrier mounted to travel on the track, means for conveying thecarrier in;

either direction on the track. rotatable shafts mounted on the carrlerand inter-geared so i that they will rotate in unison, grapples con nected to the shafts by flexible means, and

adapted to engageand supportthe rails,a winding drum mounted on. one of the shafts,- means for operating the drum for causing the grapples and rails to beelevated, means connected to the shafts for holding them I against rotation, and means for operating said holding means whereby the shafts may be rotated.

. CHARLESW. BURTON.

Witnesses:

M. C. IVERSON, E. J. GRossBEnT.

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